There is only one party that wholeheartedly supports Australia's national sport. Motor racing holds a special place in Australian society, influencing the nation's culture, identity and daily life.
Not only is the Australian Labor Party (current federal government) out there promoting car racing, it's out there doing it in the biggest market in the world (Septic Land) helping small Aussie enterprises win multibillion-dollar contracts to build nuclear and un-nuclear vessels. And they've done it by sponsoring RFK Racing's NASCAR team with a BuildSubmarines.com car and putting ads on the Superbowl. Last month, at the Watkins Glen International dodgem race, Chris Buescher in the BuildSubmarines Mustang, muscled out our very own eastern stater, Shane van Gisbergen, in a Chev for a win.
And in Septic Land politics good to see Kamala Harris endorsing Lewis Hamilton after Trumpy endorsed Leaping Lando. Trumpy was a guest in the McLaren team garage in Miami. When the British team was criticised for harbouring the orange elder statesman, a McLaren spokesman said: "McLaren is a non-political organisation however we recognise and respect the office of President of the United States." Which Trumpy is not. Yet.
And good to see the Department of ITRDC and A in the people's paradise of Canberra is reading this column. Remember in September, we told you: "Hyundai and Kia issued a recall of 3.4 million vehicles in the US telling us to park our cars outside and away from buildings because they could catch fire even with the engines off."
Our very own Choice magazine tells us that not only are commie EVs reporting your movements straight back to CCP HQ in Zhongnanhai, Peking, but Kia, Hyundai and Tesla are listening into your convos! But Musky is going one step further with Tesla taking "short video clips and images" from the camera inside the EV.
Own a Toyota Tundra or a Lexus LX SUV? The Department of ITRDC and A won't tell you but basically you're stuffed because in the US, Toyota will have to replace the twin-turbo V6 engines in more than 100,000 vehicles.
More good news for Jeep owners. Consumer Reports tells us to avoid the Jeep Gladiator because it's unreliable, has clumsy handling and awkward controls, and suffers from excessive wind noise.
Apart from the former home of the late prime minister Ben Chifley and his wife Elizabeth, and the Australian Fossil Museum featuring one M. McMichael, the other attraction at Bathurst this weekend is the 2024 Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama.
jc@jcp.com.au